portulacaceous

American

[pawr-chuh-luh-key-shuhs, pohr-] / ˌpɔr tʃə ləˈkeɪ ʃəs, ˌpoʊr- /

adjective

belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.

portulacaceous British

/ ˌpɔːtjʊləˈkeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Portulacaceae, a cosmopolitan family of mainly fleshy-leaved flowering plants common in the US

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Etymology

Origin of portulacaceous

< New Latin Portulacace ( ae ) family name ( see portulaca, -aceae) + -ous

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